In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is blinded by his love for Daisy to the point that he will go to any length to protect her. His love and devotion for Daisy resulted in him overlooking the reality before him, and would ultimately get him killed. Holden Caulfield and Jay Gatsby both make the effort to generate what they have idealized in their dreams a reality, but doing so is not possible, as their realities cannot be changed. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield struggles with accepting that what his ideals are in his life are not what actually exist in the outside world.
To protect himself from discovery, Winston goes through the motions of outward rightfulness, but is fond of his inside world of dreams, memories and speculation about the past. Winston is married but separated, and has no children. Upon meeting Julia, he finds an outlet for his heretical opinions and for the love he yearns to share with another human being. His physical and mental health improves, and Winston starts to believe more powerfully in an established covert movement against the Party. Unfortunately, the affair is short and the couple is arrested.
He realizes how foolish it was to let a beautiful young woman come to America and simply hope she remains faithful. Chillingworth shows no anger towards Hester because he blames some of it on himself. Despite this, Chillingworth chooses to channel his anger towards Hester’s lover whose identity is yet to be known. Immediately after speaking to Hester, he demands her to announce the identity of Hester’s lover. He claims he will search for him as “[he] [has] sought gold in alchemy” (70).
Near the start of the novel Henry ignores Rinaldis claim on Catherine and starts to see her. While rather annoyed at this, Rinaldi sees that Catherine prefers Henry over him and accepts their relationship “insert quote”. This light hearted way of letting go is only possible as both men at this point of time were typical male chauvinist’s From early on we learn Catherine knows about the war and has experienced tragedy in it. Catherine, who once thought of war as a romantic idea, is suddenly hit by the reality of what war does to people when she loses her fiancée to an explosion. “I thought saber cut… blew him to bits instead” Henry begins his relationship with Catherine and sees it as a game”I did not love Catherine Barkley nor had any idea of loving her.
He like Mr Birling wants to protect his own interests he did however have some genuine feeling for Daisy Renton as we can see he is very moved when he hears of her death. He tells Inspector Goole that he arranged for her to live in his friend's flat "because I was sorry for her;". Despite this, in Act III he tries to come up with as much evidence as possible to prove that the Inspector is a fake - because that would get him off the hook. It is Gerald who confirms that the local force has no officer by the name of Inspector Goole, he realises it may not have been the same girl and he finds out from the infirmary that there has not been a suicide case in months. He seems to throw his energies into "protecting" himself rather than "changing" himself (unlike Sheila).
Events and Central Conflict: Act I Jack’s second identity is revealed to fellow Bunburyist, Algernon. Jack's name isn’t really Ernest, but Jack’s lack of parents makes it impossible for him to marry the girl he loves, Gwendolen. Lady Bracknell is too stubborn to allow it, but Jack won't give up. Act II Algernon impersonates Ernest to win over Cecily, which works because he’s using the name Ernest. Algernon’s arrival embarrasses Jack, who's trying to explain his deception.
King Lear says to his daughters ‘if it be you that stirs these daughters’ hearts against their father’ which shows how he feels betrayed: a feeling he may have not felt if he had not been so foolish to dismiss Cordelia for her honesty. Cordelia, however, plays a smaller role in the first few Acts of the play as she is disowned by her father and is not visited. Gonerill and Regan are both cruel father and do not have the same loyalty we get the impression as Cordelia does. Cordelia says at the beginning of the play ‘what shall Cordelia speak, love and be silent’ which shows that she loves her father however doesn’t feel she should lie about how much she loves her father. This truthfulness however lands her in a bad place as she is disowned by her father for not professing her love.
Cassio is simply a handsome, virile man and this makes Othello jealous. Lago’s own wife Emilia is ignorant of his actions, she will do anything he said because she loves him but Iago always uses her rather than treat her as a woman he truly loves. Iago explains that his hatred of Othello is for choosing Cassio as his officer not him as he had expected. However, after Iago has aroused Othello’s suspicions about his wife’s behaviour, Othello becomes inarticulate and ferocious. Also, this is the first time that Othello, not Iago or anyone, just himself been a negative attention to either his nationality or his age, he feels like he is the outsider of them all.
‘She’s never loved you. She loves me’” (Fitzgerald 130). The author uses dialogue to express Gatsby’s confession of having an affair with Tom Buchanan’s wife, Daisy Buchanan. The confrontation was brought up under pressure when Tom started becoming suspicious of Gatsby, and began asking him questions and all truth is revealed. Daisy is then forced in the middle, to choose who she loves.
Lastly I think he feels rejection and thus is discouraged from further pursuing Daisy at great expenditure. 3.) He has just finished humiliating Gatsby. Daisy didn’t live up to Jay’s expectations.\, Tom’s just exposed him as a “bootlegger” of sorts, and he had just finished making a fool of himself “denying everything, defending his name against accusations that had not been made.” Tom is pretty confident Gatsby “realizes his presumptuous flirtation is over.” I think it further displays his arrogance. He seems satisfied with his victory.